Molded handled receptacle



Dec. 21, 1937. G. L. SMITH MOLDED HANDLED RECEPTACLE Filed April 50, 1955 I 1/7-0/e fever/e 00E 1. J/7/77/ Patented Dec. 2 937 I. p 2 102 53] UNITED-STATES PATENT; OFFICE V v T a 2,102,653 j MOLDED HANDLED RECEPTACLE I Gertrude L. Smith, Los Angeles. Calif. Application April 3c, 1935, Serial im 3 Claims. (on 229 52) My invention relates to receptacles that are ing process a portion of the wall is extended outmolded from wood or paper. pulp or the like and wardly and then pressed together to form a has for its principal object, the provision of a handle'l I of double thickness of molded material receptacle such as a cup, bowl, pitcher, vase or and which handle occupiesa verticalposition on 5 the like having one or more handles and which the. upper portion of the external surface of the 5 receptacles and handles are molded in a single body of. the cup. piece from fibrous or granular material such as In order to render the cupimpervio'us to moiswood or paper pulp, thus providing a comparature the pulp or materialfrom which it is molded tively. simple and inexpensive one-piece recepmay have incorporated therewith prior to the tacle that'may be utilized fora number .of difmolding operation a water-proofing ingredient ferent purposes. orv ingredients or after the cup hasbeen'molded :With the foregoing and other objects in view and dried it may be dipped, in a water-proof mamy invention consists in certain novel features of I terial suchaswax, parafline or silicate of sodium. construction and arrangements of parts that will I l In the vconstri'iction illustrated in' Figs. 3 and be hereinafter more fully described and claimed 1 the handl e l 'iof doublethickness is provided 15 and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in with anopening 12 to facilitate the grasping of which: c q i 1 the handle between the thumb and fingers while Fig. 1 is a perspective'view-of a molded'cup the cup is being used.. constructed in accordance withmy invention. In Fig. 5 the receptacle ccmprisesa body i3 i Fig. 2 is a horizontal section takenonthe line molded from wood or. paper pulp or the like and 20 2-2 of Fig. 1. r a i Y i portions of said body at the upper end thereof Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a portion ofa andon opposite sides are extended outwardly molded cup'having an integral handlethrough during the molding, process to'forni diametricalwhich is formed an opening to facilitate the lypppositehandles M offdouble thickness; 5 manual manipulation-of the cup.. I r A receptacle thus constructed may be'used" as Fig. 4 is a horizontal section t kenon the line a su ar o l or the like. i r I 4-4 of Fig. 3. g If desiredthe'lower end of body i3 may be 5 15 a Perspective View Of aimolded e provided with. an integral outwardly projecting tacle having two oppositely, arranged integral b d o b fl n ia so es a d w i h ay be til a u r In-the construction illustrated in Fig. the 0 bOWln a receptacle comprises abody i6. formed of molded 6 is a per pective View 1 a mQ I P- Wood. or pulp or the like provided at its lower end tacle having an integral handle and a pouring lip with ahead or base flange l1 and a portion of the 8901111 and which y e used as a am, m wall of the receptacle adjacent its upper end is exor syrup pitcher. I tended outward .andpressed together to form a 35 Fig. '7 is a'perspective view of a molded cup handle iii of double thickness. p with a separately formed molded handle secured t point diametrically opposite from the han- 130 the 1 ii dle IS, a portion of; the wall of, the receptacle is Fig. 8 is a horizontal section taken on the line 7 extended outwardly to form a short pouring lip 40 B-8 of Fig. 'I. Y or spout i9.1 I 40 Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a molded recep- A molded one-piece receptacle of this constructacle having an integral handle and with a seption maybe conveniently employed as a cream, arately formed molded reenforcing member apmilk or syrup pitcher.

plied to the cup and overlying the handle thereof. The .wood or paper pulp or other substance r Fig. 10 is a horizontal section taken on the fromwhichthe receptacles Band 16 are formed 1111B of may contain a waterproofing ingredient or after Referring by numerals to the accompanying the receptacles are formed they may befdipped in drawings and particularly to the constructions or coated with a moistureproof substance'. illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, l0 designates a re- In the construction illustrated in Fig. '7 a recepceptacle which may be of any size and shape but tacle 20 is molded from paper pulp or the like and in the present instance the receptacle is illussuitably secured totheupper portion ofthe body trated as having the general shape of a tea or of the receptacle on;the exterior. thereof, isa coffee cup. This receptacle is. molded in one separately molded handle 2!. I j piece from suitable fibrous or granular material In the construction illustrated in Fig. 9 a cupr such as wood or paper pulp and during the moldlike receptacle is molded from wood or paper pulp end of the receptacle extended outward to form a handle 23 of double thickness and covering the sides of this handle is a molded reenforcing member 24 from the sides of which project integral. wings 2! that overlie and are. suitably secured to the wall of the receptacle adjacent the handle thereof.

Thus it will be seen that I have provided a molded handled receptacle that is relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture and very effective in performing the functions for which it is intended,

The receptacles may be made in any desired size and shape and if each receptacle is provided with an integral handle, those receptacles utilized for containing heated liquids may be conveniently handled without danger of burning the thumb and fingers of the. user.

;Obviously the separately formed reenforcing member 24 may, if desired, be applied to the handles of the cups or receptacles illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3 and likewise to' the handles of the receptacles illustrated in Figs. and 6.

It will be understood that minor changes in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved molded handled receptacle may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing fromvtne spirit of my invention, the scope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention: I

1. As a new article of manufacture, a handled receptacle molded in a single piece from waterproofed fibrous or granular pulp, a portion of the wall of said receptacle adjacent its upper edge being extended outwardly and pressed together to form a short integral vertically disposed handle of double thickness.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a handled receptacle molded in a single piece from waterproof fibrous or granular pulp, a portion of the wall at the top of which receptacle is extended outwardly and pressed together to form a short vertically disposed integral handle of double thickness, and there being an opening formed through said handle.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a receptacle molded in a single piece from waterproof fibrous or granular pulp, and a portion of the wall at the top of which receptacle is extended outwardly and pressed together to form a short vertically disposed integral handle of permanent double thickness.

' GERTRUDE L. SMITH. 

